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Of the thousands of judgments delivered each year by the Supreme Court of New South Wales (including the Court of Appeal and Court of Criminal Appeal) only a fraction are selected for reporting. [1] Every report contains a headnote drafted by a practising barrister or solicitor, reviewed by an Assistant Editor and approved by the relevant court.
The Court of Appeal operates pursuant to the Supreme Court Act 1970 (NSW). The Court hears appeals from a variety of courts and tribunals in New South Wales, in particular the Supreme Court, the Industrial Court, the Land and Environment Court, the District Court, the Dust Diseases Tribunal, the Workers Compensation Commission, and the Government and Related Employees Appeal Tribunal. [1]
New South Wales Law Reports: Authorised report. Includes NSW Court of Appeal and NSW Court of Criminal Appeal NSW Reports : NSWR: 1960-1970 New South Wales Law Reports: State Reports NSW : SR NSW: 1901-1970: New South Wales Law Reports: 1901-1950: via AustLII: Law Reports (NSW) LR (NSW) 1856–1900: via AustLII: Weekly Notes (New South Wales ...
The primary courts currently sitting in New South Wales are: Court of Appeal of New South Wales; Court of Criminal Appeal of New South Wales; Supreme Court of New South Wales; Land and Environment Court of New South Wales; District Court of New South Wales; Local Court of New South Wales; Additional, specialist courts include:
In 2018, the Court heard 407 new cases, which included 265 appeals against severity of sentence, 108 appeals against conviction, 19 appeals against interlocutory judgments and 1 case returned from the High Court for re-hearing.
He was a Rhodes Scholar for New South Wales, and practised as a barrister-at-law. He is also an adjunct professor at the University of Sydney, and from 2019 was the President of the New South Wales Court of Appeal. On 7 March 2022, Bell was sworn in as the 18th Chief Justice of New South Wales, succeeding Tom Bathurst, who retired on 5 March ...
Acting Judge of the District Court of NSW (1990–1991) Assistant Commissioner Independent Commission Against Corruption (1991–1992) Judge of the Federal Court (1993–1996) President of the Court of Appeal (2013–2019) Appointed Governor of NSW [33] Paul Stein AM: 8 April 1997: 11 April 2003: 6 years, 3 days: Roger Giles: 11 June 1998: 23 ...
Barton v Armstrong is a Privy Council decision heard on appeal from the Court of Appeal of New South Wales, [1] relating to duress and pertinent to case law under Australian and English contract law. The Privy Council held that a person who agrees to a contract under physical duress may avoid the contract, even if the duress was not the main ...